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A standard element of international humanitarian law since 1899 should guide countries as they consider banning lethal autonomous weapons systems.
US sanctions announced earlier this month may have triggered the plunge in the lira, but the government has been mismanaging Turkey’s economy for years, creating severe vulnerabilities.
In 1980, 60 percent of 12th graders said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day for pleasure. By 2016, only 16 percent did.
In the information age, advertising is no longer needed to inform consumers.That means its primary role is to manipulate.
Donations from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to Charities Hosting Events at Mar-a-Lago violate the spirit but not the letter of federal tax law.
Human trafficking victims can be hidden in plain sight, as one hospital found. That can lead health professionals and the public to miss clues to their plight. But education can change that.
Although University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair died from heatstroke during practice, his death also resulted from a culture that exploits black players, says a professor who studies race and sports.
Bitcoin is often criticized for using up tons of energy. But its carbon footprint may not be that bad.
It’s not a matter of if, but when, the next deadly pandemic will strike. Will the world be ready?
For several billion people mosquitoes are more than a nuisance – they transmit deadly diseases. Now genetic modification may prove the most effective defense against the mosquito, preventing disease.
Roughly 10,000 tons of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year, and scientists want to know where it ends up. There are some parallels to ocean plastics, but also important differences.
Democrats hoping that Latinos will punish the Republican Party for Trump’s immigration policies haven’t looked hard enough at the demographics, location and concerns of these 27.3 million voters.
When record executives tried to mold Franklin’s sound to their liking, her career sputtered. Then legendary producer Jerry Wexler came along. His approach? Stay out of her way.
Las cocinas son como minilaboratorios: los alimentos y utensilios se someten a temperaturas extremas. Por eso, no sorprende que la silicona se haya abierto un espacio en los utensilios de cocina.
Helium lifts balloons and makes our voices squeak. But its supply on Earth is finite and is critical for modern industrial processes and medical imaging in hospitals. How worried should we be?
More than 16 million people in the U.S. take care of people with dementia. Could we learn something from how other cultures view dementia as more of a social disease rather than a lonely one?
The strengths of social media are also its weaknesses. Facebook must acknowledge that it has transformed from a startup company into a powerful social force.
And without white privilege, they wouldn’t feel compelled to follow a white script.
On top of boosting South Sudan’s development, these groups are showcasing what refugees can accomplish in the US.
Since China stopped importing ‘foreign garbage’ in March 2018, scrap – especially plastic – has built up in the US. Will this shock trigger long-overdue investments in plastic recycling here?
The FDA just a approved a new type of drug called siRNA. Here’s how it works and why everyone is so excited about it.
Pollination by commercially raised bees is important to a variety of crops but none more than California almonds. In turn, beekeepers depend on them.
Almost two years in, Trump finally has a science adviser in position. History demonstrates that the role is at least as political as it is scientific.
En el Valle del Río Grande de Texas, los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza ignoran el calor y los vientos fuertes. Su labor es simple: detener a terroristas, a migrantes o a narcotraficantes